I originally posted this in the African Cichlid Forum. I have got no reply, so I am coming here for help. Here are my 2 postings. Any help would be great.
Hey Guys,
I had spent the last 3 weeks doing the fishless cycle. I watched the ammonia drop, and then I watched the Nitrite spike and then fall. I thought I had a completely cycled tank. I could add Ammonia till it would be 5ppm and within 12 hours both Ammonia and Nitrite would read zero. I added 6 fish 2 days ago. All juvenile's. My Nitrites has gone from zero to 1.5 today. My Ammonia is still reading zero, and my Nitrates are at 10 ppm. The PH is staying put at 8.0, and the temp is about 80-82 degrees. I did a 20% water change this morning, the readings were still the same tonight. I just got done doing a 50% water change. I have added 2 extra air stones as well for extra oxygen. Is there anything else I can do? What do you think the cause of this is? Thanks for your help....
I took another reading an hour and half later. The nitrites keep rising it's up to 3 now. I am baffled.....
Hey Guys,
I had spent the last 3 weeks doing the fishless cycle. I watched the ammonia drop, and then I watched the Nitrite spike and then fall. I thought I had a completely cycled tank. I could add Ammonia till it would be 5ppm and within 12 hours both Ammonia and Nitrite would read zero. I added 6 fish 2 days ago. All juvenile's. My Nitrites has gone from zero to 1.5 today. My Ammonia is still reading zero, and my Nitrates are at 10 ppm. The PH is staying put at 8.0, and the temp is about 80-82 degrees. I did a 20% water change this morning, the readings were still the same tonight. I just got done doing a 50% water change. I have added 2 extra air stones as well for extra oxygen. Is there anything else I can do? What do you think the cause of this is? Thanks for your help....
I took another reading an hour and half later. The nitrites keep rising it's up to 3 now. I am baffled.....